Tag: data
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Meta will use public EU user data to train its AI models
Meta announced that it will use public EU user data to train AI, resuming plans paused last year over Irish data protection concerns. Meta will start training its AI models using public data from adults in the EU, after pausing the plan last year over data protection concerns raised by Irish regulators. In June 2024,…
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UK Software Firm Exposed 1.1TB of Healthcare Worker Records
8M UK healthcare worker records, including IDs and financial data, exposed due to a misconfigured staff management database… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/uk-software-firm-exposed-healthcare-worker-records/
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2.6 Million Impacted by Landmark Admin, Young Consulting Data Breaches
In fresh filings, Landmark Admin and Young Consulting say data breaches back in 2024 impacted more people than initially estimated. The post 2.6 Million Impacted by Landmark Admin, Young Consulting Data Breaches appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/2-6-million-impacted-by-landmark-admin-young-consulting-data-breaches/
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Conduent Discloses Theft Of Client Data In Hack, ‘Significant Number’ Of Individuals Impacted
A threat actor exfiltrated personal data belonging to a ‘significant number of individuals’ connected to Conduent clients in a January cyberattack, the solution provider giant disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/conduent-discloses-theft-of-client-data-in-hack-significant-number-of-individuals-impacted
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Cloud Misconfigurations A Leading Cause of Data Breaches
Cloud computing has transformed the way organizations operate, offering unprecedented scalability, flexibility, and cost savings. However, this rapid shift to the cloud has also introduced new security challenges, with misconfigurations emerging as one of the most significant and persistent threats. Cloud misconfigurations occur when cloud resources are set up with incorrect or suboptimal security settings,…
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Majority of Browser Extensions Can Access Sensitive Enterprise Data, New Report Finds
Everybody knows browser extensions are embedded into nearly every user’s daily workflow, from spell checkers to GenAI tools. What most IT and security people don’t know is that browser extensions’ excessive permissions are a growing risk to organizations.LayerX today announced the release of the Enterprise Browser Extension Security Report 2025, This report is the first…
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Anomaly Detection at Scale: Machine Learning Approaches for Enterprise Data Monitoring
Anomaly detection involves methods that assist in identifying data points or occurrences that differ from the anticipated behavior patterns. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/anomaly-detection-at-scale-machine-learning-approaches-for-enterprise-data-monitoring/
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Where it Hertz: Customer data driven off in Cleo attacks
Car hire biz takes your privacy seriously, though First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/hertz_cleo_customer_data/
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Security Awareness Metrics That Matter to the CISO
Security awareness has become a critical component of organizational defense strategies, particularly as companies adopt zero-trust architectures. Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are increasingly challenged to demonstrate the effectiveness of security awareness programs through meaningful metrics that resonate with leadership. With human error contributing to approximately 95% of data breaches, quantifying the impact of security…
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Compliance Now Biggest Cyber Challenge for UK Financial Services
Regulatory compliance and data protection were the biggest cybersecurity challenges cited by UK financial organizations, according to a Bridewell survey First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/compliance-cyber-challenge-uk/
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Justifying Investments in Advanced IAM Technologies
Why is IAM Technology Investment Crucial? A data breach can have devastating consequences, impacting customer trust and incurring heavy financial losses. Unlike traditional password protection, the innovative non-human identities (NHIs) and secrets management approach offers robust protection from such breaches. However, justifying investments in such avant-garde strategies, specifically Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologies, is……
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Hertz Data Breach Exposes Customer Personal Information to Hackers
The Hertz Corporation has confirmed that sensitive personal information belonging to customers of its Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty brands was compromised after hackers targeted a vendor’s file transfer platform. The breach has sparked concerns about identity theft and privacy, prompting Hertz to offer free identity monitoring services for affected individuals. According to an official notice…
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Hertz Discloses Data Breach Linked to Cleo Hack
Customers of the Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands had their personal information stolen as a result of the Cleo hack last year. The post Hertz Discloses Data Breach Linked to Cleo Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/hertz-discloses-data-breach-linked-to-cleo-hack/
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Top Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, ceo, cloud, communications, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, iot, law, malicious, mfa, nis-2, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustTop Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure madhav Tue, 04/15/2025 – 06:43 TL;DR Increased efficiency = increased risk. Critical infrastructure organizations are using nearly 100 SaaS apps on average and 60% of their most sensitive data is stored in the cloud. Threat actors aren’t naive to this, leading to a whopping 93% of…
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Hertz disclosed a data breach following 2024 Cleo zero-day attack
Hertz Corporation disclosed a data breach after customer data was stolen via Cleo zero-day exploits in late 2024, affecting Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands. Car rental giant Hertz Corporation disclosed a data breach that impacted its Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands. Threat actors gained access to customer data via Cleo zero-day exploits in late 2024.…
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Agentic AI is both boon and bane for security pros
Recent agentic security signposts: Recently, we have seen numerous examples of how quickly building your own autonomous AI agents has taken root. Microsoft last month demonstrated six new AI agents that work with its Copilot software that talk directly to its various security tools to identify vulnerabilities, flag identity and asset compromises. Simbian is hosting…
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Ohne Tempolimit: Sieben von zehn Arbeitnehmern erwarten eine schnelle Reaktion bei IT-Vorfällen
Beschäftigte sehen größte Anforderungen bei Reaktionsfähigkeit und Awareness-Schulungen. Welche Anforderungen stellen Mitarbeitende an eine effektive IT-Sicherheit? Laut der aktuellen Studie »Cybersicherheit in Zahlen« von G DATA CyberDefense, Statista und brand eins stehen drei Themen ganz oben auf der Prioritätenliste der Beschäftigten: Schnelle Reaktionen auf Sicherheitsvorfälle, Awareness-Maßnahmen und aktuelles Know-how über Schwachstellen. So lassen sich Cyberangriffe……
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Why shorter SSL/TLS certificate lifespans matter
Digital certificates are the unsung heroes of the internet, silently verifying that the websites, apps, and services you use are legit and your data is safe. For years, we’ve … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/15/certificate-shorter-lifespans/
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OT-Security: Warum der Blick auf Open Source lohnt
Tags: ai, compliance, control, data, detection, edr, endpoint, Hardware, incident, incident response, intelligence, iot, microsoft, ml, monitoring, network, open-source, PCI, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAuch im OT-Security-Bereich stellen Open-Source-Lösungen eine kostengünstige Alternative zu kommerziellen Tools dar. Die zunehmende Digitalisierung und Vernetzung in der industriellen Produktion haben OT-Security (Operational Technology-Sicherheit) zu einem Kernthema in Unternehmen gemacht. Produktionsdaten, SCADA-Systeme (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) und vernetzte Maschinen sind in vielen Branchen essenziell und äußerst anfällig für Cyberangriffe. Ein Zwischenfall kann…
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Meta Resumes E.U. AI Training Using Public User Data After Regulator Approval
Meta has announced that it will begin to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models using public data shared by adults across its platforms in the European Union, nearly a year after it paused its efforts due to data protection concerns from Irish regulators.”This training will better support millions of people and businesses in Europe, by…
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Unbefugter Zugriff auf Email-Konten einer County-Verwaltung in Ohio, USA
Data Breach Notification First seen on maine.gov Jump to article: www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/6e878661-6faf-4782-80a2-f3cbafabe029.html
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Mietwagenfirma aus den USA von Cyberangriff auf IT-Dienstleister betroffen
Data Breach Notification First seen on maine.gov Jump to article: www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/342d0134-8941-4641-aa87-75b468bc6415.html
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Stadtverwaltung in Texas, USA von Cyberangriff auf IT-Dienstleister betroffen
Data Breach Notification First seen on maine.gov Jump to article: www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/cc1d47ba-bb83-4699-ace0-e4e228322862.html
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Hertz confirms customer info, drivers’ licenses stolen in data breach
Car rental giant Hertz Corporation warns it suffered a data breach after customer data for its Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands was stolen in the Cleo zero-day data theft attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hertz-confirms-customer-info-drivers-licenses-stolen-in-data-breach/
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Hertz confirms customer info and drivers’ licenses stolen in data breach
Car rental giant Hertz Corporation warns it suffered a data breach after customer data for its Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands was stolen in the Cleo zero-day data theft attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hertz-confirms-customer-info-and-drivers-licenses-stolen-in-data-breach/
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Govtech giant Conduent confirms client data stolen in January cyberattack
American business services giant and government contractor Conduent disclosed today that client data was stolen in a January 2025 cyberattack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/govtech-giant-conduent-confirms-client-data-stolen-in-january-cyberattack/
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Data breach purportedly hits Wolters Kluwer
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/data-breach-purportedly-hits-wolters-kluwer
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New US program seeks to curb adversarial access to Americans’ data
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-us-program-seeks-to-curb-adversarial-access-to-americans-data